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Poll Finds Rising Demand For Alternative Investments

by Carla Johnson, Investors Offshore.com

07 June 2005

Demand for alternative asset classes is showing no signs of abating, according to a recent survey.

A little under half (45.9%) of the pension fund trustees polled at a recent investment conference organised by London fund management firm F&C Asset Management revealed that they were planning to increase their fund’s allocation to alternative assets such as hedge funds, private equity and property. None of those polled were planning to decrease their allocation to alternatives.

The survey also revealed a growing preference for single manager hedge funds, with 28.5% of hedge fund investors taking the single manager route. This compares to 23.5% in last year's poll.

Meanwhile, the demand for funds of hedge funds remained largely static with 54.3% preferring this option in 2005, up slightly from 52.9% in 2004.

A comprehensive report in our Intelligence Report series examining offshore investment, offshore stock exchanges, and hedge funds is available in the Lowtax Library at http://www.lowtaxlibrary.com/asp/subs_reports.asp and a description of the report can be seen at http://www.lowtaxlibrary.com/asp/description_report9.asp

 

 






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